Scientists from Virginia found that slimmers can lose an average of 5lb extra if they drink two cups of water three times a day before meals. They tested the theory on 48…
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Johnson & Johnson recalls contact lenses overseas
Health giant Johnson & Johnson has issued its ninth recall of a consumer health product in a year, this time covering millions of 1 Day Acuvue contact lenses sold in Japan and…
U.S. Court Rules Against Obama’s Stem Cell Policy
A U.S. district judge struck down President Obama’s 2009 executive order expanding embryonic stem cell research, saying the order violates a ban on federal funds being used to destroy embryos. The ruling…
New Ways Of Boosting Healthful Antioxidant Levels In Potatoes
Here’s a scientific discovery fit to give Mr. Potato Head static cling and flyaway hair (if that vintage plastic toy had hair). Scientists have reported discovery of two simple, inexpensive ways of…
Samplify receives second series of patent for medical imaging applications
Samplify Systems, Inc., a leading provider of signal-compression technology, semiconductors, and solutions, today announced that the Chinese Government has granted the company its second series of technology patents for medical imaging applications….
Getinge receives warning letter from FDA about vascular graft production unit
Getinge’s production unit in Wayne, New Jersey, US, has received a warning letter from the US FDA (Food and Drug Administration). The warning letter originates from an inspection performed by the authority…
Study finds occurrence of low BMD in inflammatory bowel disease patients
A thesis from the University of Gothenburg (Sweden) is the first in Scandinavia to study the occurrence of low bone mineral density in children and teenagers with inflammatory bowel disease. Half of…
Mt. Prospect gave us the boost we needed
Regarding the Susan G. Komen three-day breast cancer walk through Mount Prospect: My three daughters and I walked this past week in the breast cancer walk. We were overwhelmed by the wonderful…
Keep Your Mosquito Guard Up
The “Big Giant Mosquito” is a big draw at the American Museum of Natural History. Built in the early 1900s at 75 times its actual size to educate the public about the…
FDA Panel Says No to Sodium Oxybate for Fibromyalgia
A joint US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee has come out strongly against approval of the central nervous system depressant sodium oxybate (Xyrem; Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc) for the treatment of…
Lawmakers face deadline on health care bills
The Legislature has until the end of the month to pass or reject several key health bills, making this week a turning point for some reforms related to the new federal health…
Drugs Protect Monkeys From Ebola
U.S. government researchers working to find ways to treat the highly deadly Ebola virus said on Sunday a new approach from AVI BioPharma Inc saved monkeys after they were infected. Two experimental…
Farms fell short on safety
The companies that have recalled more than half a billion eggs following a salmonella outbreak fell short of safety standards at their farms, FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said Sunday. “There’s no question…
Gut Microbes May Provide Therapeutic Targets For Food-Borne Diseases
At any given time, trillions of tiny microbes – some helpful, some harmful – are living on and in humans, forming communities and outnumbering the body’s own cells tenfold. Using a $7.3…
Developing The Artificial Pancreas For People With Diabetes
All people with type 1 diabetes, and some with type 2, need to inject or pump insulin into their bodies to survive. Figuring out how much insulin is necessary requires frequent monitoring…